Case Study
Mount Holyoke College - Forward-thinking school strives to keep students safe
A progressive adopter of security technologies, Mount Holyoke prepares for a contactless-and soon mobile-experience on campus. Mount Holyoke College is a private women’s liberal arts college, sprawling 800 acres in South Hadley, Mass. The college has come a long way since it was founded in 1837, changing the landscape for women in higher education. The grounds were designed in 1896, but being an older campus hasn’t kept the school from staying at the forefront of security innovations. To ensure the college delivers on its mission of providing an intellectually adventurous ed- ucation, its dedicated staff has implemented advanced security measures across campus. In fact, Doug Vanderpoel, manager of auxiliary technology, has made it his goal to stay at the leading edge of securi